Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-26 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Israel has drastically ramped up its military campaign across Lebanon, hitting many dozens of 'Hezbollah sites' - and seriously escalating the long-running conflict, despite there officially being a US-mediated ceasefire in place.
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[2026-05-26 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On the latest Jerusalem Dispatch podcast episode, Calev Ben-David and co-host Ruth Marks Eglash tackle the two questions every Israeli is asking: Is the Iran war over, and did we win? Their verdict is uncomfortable.
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[2026-05-26 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday threw a new wrench into any deal to end the war on Iran, saying that Saudi Arabia and other Muslim-majority nations must normalise ties with Israel as part of efforts to reach a deal.
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[2026-05-26 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Armed police marched a 13-year-old boy with Tourette syndrome out of an airport after he shouted "bomb", leaving him and his family stranded.
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[2026-05-26 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's efforts to drive down obesity rates could deliver a $51 billion boost to productivity, keep the military fighting fit and raise educational standards, a report has found.
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[2026-05-26 21:55 UTC+10:00] [Ben Roberts-Smith] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government’s special investigator tells Senate estimates he was surprised journalists had prior knowledge of former SAS man’s arrest
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[2026-05-26 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief David Zini allegedly met former senior Fatah figure Mohammad Dahlan in the United Arab Emirates, regional and Israeli sources told Kan on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 21:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iranian media said Tuesday that Tehran's negotiators were seeking the release of around $24 billion in frozen assets abroad as part of a process aimed at ending the war with the United States.
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[2026-05-26 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The military governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, has likened the struggle to contain the spread of the virus to a "war" for which they are lacking resources to fight.
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[2026-05-26 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike targeting the a civil defense and rescue centre in southern Lebanon killed two paramedics and wounded several others, the National News Agency reported.
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[2026-05-26 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s security establishment has identified a significant escalation in Hezbollah’s drone threat following a large-scale attack on northern Israel - an incident described by a security official as “the most powerful drone attack ever launched against Israel.” Several drones penetrated Israeli territory, causing fires and injuring both soldiers and civilians, while others reportedly hovered above Israeli towns and strategic sites in the north, further deepening residents’ fear and sense of insecurity.
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[2026-05-26 20:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-26 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's floating hospital in Egypt has welcomed aboard two more patients from the Gaza Strip under a major humanitarian drive aimed at easing the strain on the war-hit enclave's health sector.
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[2026-05-26 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Moscow and New Delhi are in negotiations for additional deliveries of Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iran and the United States continue negotiations through intermediaries to reach an understanding, but no deal appears imminent after another exchange of fire amid an air of distrust.
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[2026-05-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If Indonesia turns Kertajati Airport into a Hercules repair hub, it risks being seen as siding with the US in times of war, analysts say
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[2026-05-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If Indonesia turns Kertajati Airport into a Hercules repair hub, it risks being seen as siding with the US in times of war, analysts say
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[2026-05-26 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Ukrainian serviceman of the Cerberus Ground Unmanned Systems Company of the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Third Army Corps, conducts a drill with a combat ground drone during a training at the polygon in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
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[2026-05-26 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Tuesday that countries in the region will no longer be a "safe haven" for the US and its military bases.
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[2026-05-26 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to intensify strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon to deliver what he described as a decisive blow to the armed group.
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[2026-05-26 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to intensify strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon to deliver what he described as a decisive blow to the armed group.
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[2026-05-26 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Twenty years ago, I watched Saddam Hussein's execution on satellite TV. I have never forgotten that moment. My mother sat on the sofa. My father and I stood. The three of us stared at the screen, frozen.
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[2026-05-26 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as bond markets returned from a Memorial Day break to bolstered hopes of a Middle East peace deal, even as the U.S. military conducted fresh strikes on Iran.
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[2026-05-26 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Countries in the Middle East will no longer be able to host US military bases, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's official Farsi-language X/Twitter account posted on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-26 19:07 UTC+10:00] [Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Is the promotion to the big screen of Star Wars’ breakout Disney+ show just a delightful distraction – or exactly what the franchise needs? This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
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[2026-05-26 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army has begun mobilsing reserve soldiers in order to expand its offensive in Lebanon, according to Israel's public broadcaster KAN.
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[2026-05-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Refugees] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Cairo’s Faisal district, those who fled conflict at home say they face violence and uncertainty, making a voyage across the Mediterranean their only hope
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[2026-05-26 18:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Outgoing anti-corruption commissioner Paul Brereton mounted a combative defence of his conduct, rejecting suggestions he had breached public trust and warning against assumptions another adverse finding would emerge from an ongoing investigation into his handling of conflicts of interest.
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[2026-05-26 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US strikes southern Iran in 'self defence' targeting Iranian mine boats
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[2026-05-26 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the restoration of international internet access, moving to end a months-long blackout that has cut most of the country off from the global web since the war with Israel and the US broke out.
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[2026-05-26 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Is Washington's ally the United Kingdom making preparations to 'do more' related to the Iran crisis at the behest of President Trump?
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[2026-05-26 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Russia said on Tuesday its government has warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate diplomats and American citizens from Kyiv, as Moscow plots fresh strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
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[2026-05-26 18:08 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The trench warfare and heavy artillery on Ukraine’s battlefields in 2022 doesn’t look much like the war by air and sea that began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran.
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[2026-05-26 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice opened Tuesday’s hearing on petitions against the government’s decision to close Army Radio by pressing the state over public statements made by members of the advisory committee Defense Minister Israel Katz appointed to examine the station’s future.
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[2026-05-26 18:01 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States and Iran may require “a few more days” to reach an agreement to end the war between the two countries, dampening hopes for a quick resolution to the military conflict that began three months ago.
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[2026-05-26 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details, background in paras 10-13)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-26 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-05-26 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) wrapped up Tuesday's trading session above 8,000 points, as foreign investors returned to net buyers of local stocks on expectations that the United States and Iran may be nearing a deal to end the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-26 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s drone threat from the North could soon reach Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Yisrael Beytenu chairman and former defense minister MK Avigdor Liberman warned during a faction meeting in the Knesset on Monday.
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[2026-05-26 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In markets in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis on 25 May, residents gathered around sheep and goats that few could afford to buy. Abdelrahman al-Farra, displaced from Khan Younis, said a 40-kilogram sheep now costs up to $8,000, far beyond the reach of most families living in tents after nearly two years of conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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[2026-05-26 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued his second apology in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.
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[2026-05-26 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details throughout, byline; REVISES location in para 3; CHANGES photo)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-26 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A GE Aerospace's aircraft engine, used in COMAC C909 jets, is displayed at the MRO Greater China event in Beijing on May 26. (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
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[2026-05-26 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a village in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, the country’s state-run National News Agency said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-26 17:10 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Perth man who made social media posts supporting the gunmen who attacked a Jewish community at Bondi Beach in December has pleaded guilty to racism and weapons charges.
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[2026-05-26 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 26 May 2026 at 5:05pm
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[2026-05-26 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation
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[2026-05-26 17:03 UTC+10:00] [People's Liberation Army] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation
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[2026-05-26 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military said it launched overnight strikes on Iranian missile sites and boats laying mines, as mediators press ahead with talks aimed at ending the war.
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